medicine and surgery

Ancient rome's medicine and surgery

Why was Ancient Rome’s technology more advanced for its time? Medicine and healing were part of technology they had. With the knowledge they knew about this subject, they helped advance their ways. They would do surgery on people who fought in the wars and battles. This way not as many people died. The first doctors in Rome were Greek, slaves captured in war. “Many ideas from the Greek were adopted by the Romans.” “The Romans had one of the best and most sophisticated medical systems of the ancient world”, even though medical science was an infancy in Rome. Diseases were thought to be created by witchcraft, curses, and disfavor of the gods. Healing was sought after in religious temples, they made sacrifices in hope of receiving healing.

In Ancient Rome they used plants to make medicine for healing. “They had elecampane that helped with digestion, while also had fennel to calm.” “Wounds were washed with acetum, which actually was better than Joseph Liter’s carbolic acid that was based on Louis Pasteur’s germ theory disease.” “The doctors were almost all men and mainly Greek.” The doctors were very expensive and most times were frauds.

“In surgery people trained in the army had the jobs of sawing or setting bones.” Doctors used instruments to help carry out examinations such as a hook to hold the wound open, forceps’, and saws. Many people died from surgery ether from shock or blood loss. The only pain reducer was alcohol to dull the senses. Having surgery was painful in the ancient times.

Ancient Rome used their knowledge to help advance technology. The medicine helped small things while surgery helped save peoples life. By having healing techniques, ancient Rome built a stable structure.